Not a day to day timeline of course but a quick overview for a clearer understanding of Jimmy's formative years

All data taken many souces but in particular "Becoming Jimi Hendrix" by Steve Roby & Brad Schreiber.

November 27, 1942 - Birth (named Johnny Allen Hendrix).September 1945 - His father Al returns from the army and re-names the child James Marshall Hendrix1951 - His parents divorce.September 1957 - Jimmy sees Elvis Presley perform at Seattle's Sicks Stadium
February 1, 1958 - His mother Lucille dies1959-1960 - Jimmy plays with local bands The Velvetones and The Rocking Kings1960 - Joins Thomas & The Tom Cats. Drops out of Garfield High School

1961May - Arrested for joy riding in a stolen car. Join the 101st Airborne parachute division. Meets Billy Cox1962January - Forms The King Kasuals with Billy Cox while still in military service at Fort Campbell, KentuckyJune - Discharged from the army. Heads for Clarksville, Tennessee.October - Billy Cox discharched. They head for Nashville.November - The King Kasuals become the house band at Club Del Morocco. Jimmy is 22 years old.
At the end of the year, Jimmy goes to live with Aunt Nora in Vancouver.
Finds weekend gigs with Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers (featuring
Tommy Chong of Cheech & Chong fame).

In 1962, Jimmy also found work backing Carla Thomas, Nappy Brown, Bob
Fisher & The Barnvilles, School Boy & Ironing board Sam1963January - He plays for The Continentals at the Club Del Morocco. March - Joins a tour of the
south in "Gorgeous" George Odell's backing band. Aretha Franklin and
Hank Ballard are also on the tour. Jimmy then joins Ballard's band
The Midnighters. Also plays with Slim Harpo and Tommy Tucker.April - Back to Nashville to form a short-lived band with Billy Cox called The Imperials.May - After being fired from Ballard's band, he returns to Club Del Morocco in Nashville July -
The band change their name to The Casuals and play for two weeks at The
Black Poodle Club in Nashville. Also perform as The King Casuals again.
Billy Cox & The Sandpipers play The Jolly Roger Club in Nashville. "Jimmy Hendrix and his magic guitar" is support act.
Jimmy also gets work in Gorgeous George's band The Odells, backing Chuck Jackson, Jerry Butler and SOlomon Burke.August - Recording sessions with Frank Howard, Johnny Jones and George Yates & Sandra WrightAugust/September - Joins Bob
Fisher & The Barnvilles (Larry Lee was also in the group) who
toured with The Marvelettes and The Impressions (featuring Curtis
Mayfield).November - Moves to New York and joined Lonnie Youngblood's band The Bloodbrothers.

1964January - Jimmy wins the first prize at the Apollo Theater's Wednesday Night Amateur Competition.February - Audition for The Isley BrothersMarch/April - Joins The Isley Brothers on tour all over America and Canada.May - Recording session with The Isley's ("Testify") and Don Covay ("Mercy Mercy")June - Vaious concerts with the IsleysAugust - Sacked from the Isley Brothers and joins a another tour with "Gorgeous" George Odell.September - Tour with The Tams.October/November - Tours with George Odell's band.December - Joins Little Richards band The Crown Jewels.

1965January - Tour with Little Richard.February - Concerts with Little Richard and The Drifters. Tina Turner denied that he played with her and Ike.March-July - More touring with Little Richard. Recording sessions with Rosa Lee Brooks and Mr. Wiggles. Signs with Sue Records.August - Recording session and concerts with The Isley Brothers.September - Tour with The Isley Brothers.October - First sessions with Curtis Knight. Signs with PPX Enterprises. Concerts with The Isley Brothers.November - Concerts with Joey Dee and the Sarlighters.December - Sessions with Curtis Knight and live recordings at an empty Georges Club 20, Hackensack, New Jersey.

1966

January - Tour with King Curtis & The KingpinsFebruary - Session for a Jane Mansfield B-side ("Suey"). Tour with King Curtis & The KingpinsMarch - Sessions with Curtis Knight and the single "How Would You Feel" is released. CNew York concert with The Lovers, backing The Drifters and The
Ronettes.April - Gigs with Curtis Knight. Session with King Curtis.May - Gigs backing King Curtis, Sam & Dave, WIlson Picket and Percy Sledge. Gigs at the Cheetah Club with Curtis Knight, then Carl Holmes. Meets Linda Keith at the Cheetah Club.June - Meets Bob Dylan. Second Curtis Knight single "Hornet's Nest"/"Knock Yourself Out" (both Hendrix instrumentals) released.
Performs with the Bloodbrothers (with sax player Lonnie Youngblood).
Sessions with Youngblood, The Icemen and Jimmy Norman. .July - Club date at Ondines where The Rolling Stones see him. Passes audition to play
regulalrly at the Café Wha? Forms the house band with Randy
California on second guitar.August-
Last gig with Curtis Knight. Linda Keith brings Chas Chandler to see
Hendrix at the Café Wha? Club dates backing/guesting with
John Hammond Jr as The Rainflowers/Screaming Night Hawks.September - More club
dates with John Hammond Jr. at the Café à Go Go. Chas
secures him a passport and clears up any binding contracts (except the
one with Ed Chalpin's PPX Enterprises, dammit!).September 23 - Jimi leaves the USA with Chas and flies to London.